Bud Harrelson

Infobox MLB retired


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name=Bud Harrelson
position=Shortstop
bats=Switch
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1944|6|6
Niles, California
debutdate=September 2
debutyear=by|1965
debutteam=New York Mets
finaldate=October 5
finalyear=by|1980
finalteam=Texas Rangers
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.236
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1,120
stat3label=Stolen bases
stat3value=127
teams=As Player
* New York Mets (by|1965-by|1977)
* Philadelphia Phillies (by|1978-by|1979)
* Texas Rangers (by|1980)As Manager
* New York Mets (by|1990-by|1991)
highlights=
* 2x All-Star selection (1970, 1971)
* World Series champion (1969)
* Gold Glove Award winner (1971) Derrel McKinley "Bud" Harrelson (born June 6, 1944, Niles, California) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers from 1965 to 1980. After retiring, he served as a coach for the Mets and as manager of the Mets in by|1990 and by|1991.

Harrelson was typical of shortstops of his era: good fielder, poor hitter. He had a lifetime batting average of .236 and hit a total of seven home runs during his fifteen year major league career, but had a lifetime fielding percentage of .969. He was a National League All-Star in 1970 and 1971.

During the by|1969 season, Harrelson was the linchpin of a very good middle infield, along with his frequent double play partner Ken Boswell. In the Mets' 1973 pennant-winning season, Felix Millan was his new counterpart. One of his most famous moments occurred in game three of that year's NLCS where he got into a fight with Pete Rose at second base.JamesAbstract|pages=p. 643]

As manager of the Mets, Harrelson amassed a 145-129 record, but was fired before the end of the 1991 season.

During the 1991 season, Harrelson hosted his own radio show in New York but ended it prematurely during the season because of the team's poor record. During a West Coast stop in San Francisco, Harrelson was walking toward the visitor's dugout at Candlestick Park when a young San Francisco Giants fan sarcastically remarked "hey Bud, I've got a talk show for you!" Harrelson sharply quipped back "yeah, you could host it with your loud ass mouth."

Harrelson is currently the co-owner, Senior Vice President for Baseball Operations and first base coach of the Long Island Ducks, an unaffiliated minor league baseball team.

Harrelson was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1982.

Harrelson currently resides in Hauppauge, New York.

According to Harrelson his son was conceived only hours after Lenny Dykstra's walkoff home run in Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS.

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External links

*Bud Harrelson at:
** [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harrebu01.shtml Baseball Reference (record as a player)]
** [http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/harrebu01.shtml Baseball Reference (record as a manager)]